Hurry up and wait on Auerhahn

Nearly eight months have passed and there is still no word from the three-judge panel handling the disciplinary matter of federal prosecutor Jeffrey Auerhahn.

On Dec. 3, U.S. District Court Judges Rya W. Zobel, William G. Young and George A. O’Toole Jr. conducted oral arguments in a bar discipline case that accuses Auerhahn of withholding key evidence in a mob prosecution.

Although the court heard about 90 minutes’ worth of arguments and has had all year to make up its mind, the case remains in legal limbo.

Assistant Bar Counsel Nancy E. Kaufman, who asked the court to suspend Auerhahn for two years, confirmed to Lawyers Weekly that she has not received a decision.